Crime & Safety
2 Men Charged With Stealing Chainsaws, Leading Police On Chase Through Chicago Suburbs
Lombard police were called to 125 S. Lombard Ave. after two chainsaws – valued at about $200 each – were stolen.
May 17, 2024
WHEATON, Ill. (CBS) -- Two Chicago men were ordered held Thursday after prosecutors said they stole two chainsaws from a truck in Lombard and then led police on a high-speed chase through multiple west and southwest suburbs.
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Kawann Moore, 39, of the Washington Park neighborhood, and Richard Pegue, 35, of the Homan Square neighborhood, appeared in DuPage County court on Thursday. Both are charged with burglary and aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer.
At 12:17 p.m. Wednesday, Lombard police were called to 125 S. Lombard Ave. in that western suburb after two chainsaws – valued at about $200 each – were stolen, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's office. Soon afterward, an Oak Brook police officer found a vehicle involved in the burglary near 31st Street and Midwest Club Parkway in Oak Brook, prosecutors said.
